noun Download 🔗Share Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, (especially) the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria). Examples : "The farmer worried as a swarm of locust devoured his entire field of wheat in a matter of hours. " insect animal biology agriculture disaster environment nature ecology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fruit or pod of the carob tree. Examples : "The health food store sells locusts, which are the long, brown pods of the carob tree, often used as a natural sweetener. " fruit food plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; the locust tree. Examples : "My grandfather planted a beautiful locust tree in his backyard. " plant nature biology organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cicada. Examples : "The farmer saw a locust on the windowsill. " insect animal biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A Mainlander. Examples : "My cousin, a locust from Beijing, is visiting us for the summer. " person culture nation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To come in a swarm. Examples : "The tourists locusted to the beach as soon as the sun came out. " insect animal disaster environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading